Wren
7.2#30 in early childhood education softwareFree planFree planWebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted
VisitWren vs Xplor Education
Xplor Education
9.0#1 in early childhood education softwareA$1, paid onceFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Wren | Xplor Education |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance and check-in | Yes | Yes |
| Family communication | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The maker says its migration service can bring data from EYLog, Tapestry, BrightHR and SIMS. | The partner ecosystem lists Xero, MYOB Acumatica, staffing services, compliance tools, CRM, HRIS, payroll and rostering providers. |
| Licence | Wren is source-available under BSL 1.1; the site says each release converts to AGPL four years after release. | The terms identify Xplor Technologies LLC as owner, reserve intellectual-property rights and prohibit reverse engineering of the site. |
| Mobile apps | both | both |
Wren plans
- Self-hosted softwareFree
- Hardware install—
- Managed hosting£44 a month
- Self-hostedFree
- Hardware install—
Xplor Education plans
- OSHC Package$402 a month
- Xplor One Premium Package$558 a month
- Office$204 a month
- Playground$58 a month
- Home—
- MyWaitlist$80 a month
Pick Wren if…
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Pick Xplor Education if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.